Friday, October 21, 2005

Death at Burning Man

It's a common part of life, and yet the carefree, happy, and awe-inspiring atmosphere that enshrouds and permeates Burning Man gives you the illusion it could *never* happen in this place: the death of one of our Black Rock bretheren. And yet - it did.

CBC, Canada's counterpart to PBS here in the US, is reporting that one of their own, 27-year old radio host Alexis Mazurin,
has died.

Quote:
"Mazurin had been attending the annual Burning Man art festival in Nevada's Black Rock Desert in early September when he suffered a massive heart attack. He was rushed to a hospital in Reno where he fell into a coma. He was transferred to Vancouver's St. Paul's Hospital in mid-September."

I feel an odd sense of grief and loss, although I've never met Alexis. I suppose its part of the overall mystical connection that Burning Man infuses every participant with, the way it bonds strangers to eachother, and makes you care about them beyond Black Rock desert.

So we bow our heads and take a minute to realize how brief and precious life is - even in the most awesome place on Earth.

Thanks to Kerry for the link.
posted by Simone at 1:07 PM | link | 3 comments